| Issuer | Uruguay |
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Pesos (500 UYP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 202 × 100 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#8 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of José G. Artigas on center, coat of arms below, with allegories representing arts and science on each side. Face value on both sides of Artigas` portrait, on numbers and letters, issuer name on top. |
| Reverse description | Face value at center, on numbers and letters, dividing issuer name on top and below. Images of Minerva and Apolo, representing arts and science. |
| Signature(s) | Pablo Mañé, Bernabé Quiñones, Eduardo Rolando, Joaquín C. Márquez, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Jorge West, |
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| Obverse lettering | el BANCO de le REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL del
URUGUAY
Pagará al portador
y á la vista
la cantidad de
QUINIENTOS PESOS
en moneda legal de oro sellado. Ley de 4 de Agosto de 1896
Montevideo,
24 de Agosto de 1896. (Translation: The Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay will pay to the bearer and at sight the amount of Five hundred Pesos On legal currency of sealed gold. Law of August 4th., 1896 Montevideo, August 24th., 1896.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO de la REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL
PESOS
500
QUINIENTOS
del URUGUAY (Translation: Bank of the Oriental Republic Pesos 500 Five hundred of Uruguay) |
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| Catalog ID | 2277445030 |
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